Kaiserpfalz

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Kaiserpfalz refers to castles across the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Holy Roman Emperor. It is a German word that is derived from a combination of these words:

• Kaiser, meaning "emperor", and itself derived from "caesar";
• Pfalz, meaning "palace", and itself derived from the Latin palatium, meaning the same.

Examples of Kaiserpfalzen can be found in the cities of Goslar or Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth.